sick day

no picture today. Emma caught a stomach bug and was throwing up all night. She actually made dry heaving look adorable, with her little lip smacking noises. She was such a trooper, I must say. She never cried once, she would just stop, hold still and start making a "coughing up a hair ball noise." She would then fall right back asleep. She actually let me hold her the whole night, so I took advantage of the situation. Emma is never still, not even when she sleeps, so to just be able to relax on the poang and rock her to sleep was divine. IT did break my heart to hear her whimpering but I am amazed at how resilient she is and just kept on trucking through the night. I remember being way more whiny and cranky when I was sick, hell Im like that now. So, for today no cute outfit, just lots of fluids and rest for my baby.

Road trip part 2-DC, too cold to photograph

emma about to pass out.

soaking up the art

close up of emma holding her bebe

emma loves her bebe

Hugs!

It is amazing how the most basic things is what we take for granted. Simple things like a hug or gesturing the need for a diaper change, bring tears to my eyes. Emma is just becoming more and more independent. Children really are like sponges and she seems to be soaking up everything around her. The other day I could smell that she needed a diaper change and I asked her if she went poopoo. She replied by lifting up her dress. This is the second time she has done this , on her own. I never taught her to gesture like that. It is such a mundane gesture, perhaps would go unnoticed by anyone else, but to me it was monumental. It marked the beginning of emma telling me when something is bothering her or needs to get done. She is also learning to feed herself with utensils, tho messy, it is endearing. She still resorts to her feral way but these are all baby steps. anyway, I thought i would write down these milestones since I am not dong a good job of keeping an actual baby book. She is also hugging now, which seems innocuous, but she isnt a very affectionate baby and up until now hasnt found the need to demonstrate affection. While other babies like being held and cuddled, emma couldn't stand being swaddled and always broke free from such things. She never really sits still long enough for anyone to enjoy just holding her, but lately she will cling a little bit longer and out of now where put her arms around your neck and squeezes with such passion that I never want to let go. To feel the warmth of her little body pressed against mine, that she is choosing to hold me for no other reason than she feels like, is indescribable. These hugs come few and far in between but today she did it on our way home for lunch and it made my week. She turned her head to see me and then went back to the hug.

emma going bananas on her pony

you can't tell but she is galloping. she really got airborne and I need to find her a spring horse, stat!

Wed, Feb 3, 2010. Emma's English country look

cute heart hair clip from Gymboree

striking a pose .
Top by HM fall 2009
Skirt, Childrens place
Boots, Old Navy fall 2009
attitude, priceless .

Emma knows the camera and loves to make faces in anticipation for the flash. I think she looks like something out of an old English country catalogue. She is too much.

emma's outfits

detail of shirt, it reads Je t'aime. I'm a sucker for shirts with french on them

giving me 'tude!

Emma has a lot of really nice clothes. Being a girl that seems to be all she ever gets. Being a fashionista myself, i dont mind at all. The only problem is at times she will wears an outfit only once or not at all. So I decided that each day I would photograph her in her cute outfit and document her wardrobe. Something silly. So yesterday she had her Valentine's outfit that will make another appearance next week.

Road trip part 1, South of the Border.

ugh, my rents are trying TOO hard to be cool.